I often read posts that say that Mustachians have decided to go out to dinner with friends or they have made a purchase and then they regret the money they have spent.
To me this is a waste of time and energy. The time to think about a purchase is before you make it. If you know the friends that asked you out will go to a place that you think is too expensive, don't go. The discipline to be a Mustachian is NOT spending the money, instead of regretting the money already spent. I think that we all spend more than we should sometimes but once I decide that I'm going to spend the money, I refuse to regret the expense.
Of course I can do this because I am debt free and nearing the end of working and a few extra dollars will not make any difference.
I just wanted to remind people that if you decide to spend the money, than you should enjoy it.
Please forgive the rant, I just came from the funeral of a friend that died from Cancer at 39, diagnosed just 7 months ago. I'm glad that he and his wife spent some of their money on fun things earlier in their life.
